"We Need Mort Sahl"

Does anybody remember Mort Sahl? Mort was a political satirist during the 50s and 60s. I believe Mort is still alive and well. As a young boy, I remember watching Mort on the "Jack Paar Show". Mort was funny and very "hip", his humor was cutting and clever; yet, he always maintained an air of good taste. President Eisenhower was the frequent butt of Mort's monologues; funny, but respectful, Mort had class. Today, we seem to have a different generation of humorists. Back in "the day", everybody "liked Ike" very much, and respect for his service to his country was unquestioned. The most personal jokes about Ike were in reference to his golf game. When a political joke was made, it was based in some policy decision. Back then, there was enough respect for people as human beings to limit humor to things that were actually funny and relevant, without being disgusting. I've written about Will Rogers and Bob Hope in previous blogs, and their humor and the respect they held for people, especially the American public. Those men never went to the lowest common denominator to achieve their laughter.

Recently, we have heard comments from a comedian named Tracy Morgan in reference to Sarah Palin. Mr. Morgan is a comedian with some mild success on the Sci-Fi Channel in a show called "Scare Tactics". It takes people unaware by scaring them in some type of frightening scenario, and then revealing it to be a joke from some friend who was a co-conspirator in the trap. I also believe Mr. Morgan had a short lived sit-com a couple of years ago that didn't take off. I have serious doubts that Mr. Morgan has any more than a passing knowledge of Sarah Palin, other than the thin character assassination that the left puts out on a daily basis. He made a comment that Ms. Palin was (these are Morgan's words) "serious masturbation material" and "..the hottest MILF in the world". I won't translate Mr. Morgan's acronym, as it is truly disgusting and totally out of line. I found out Mr. Morgan recently received a kidney transplant; perhaps they should have done something about his brain at the same time! I surmise that Mr. Morgan believes he can jump start his failing career by attacking Sarah Palin; perhaps it will endear him with his friends on the radical left. I certainly hope America is better than this! If this type of humor was directed toward Rosie O'Donnell or Barbara Streisand, what would have been said by the left? Where is Mort Sahl when we need him? Is this humor or SMUT?